soldier
To continue steadfastTo continue steadfast; to keep striving.
» The soldier gave water to me.
Der Soldat gab mir Wasser. — Haehnchenpaella
Der Soldat hat mir Wasser gegeben. — jxan
Солдат дал мне воды. — Biga
Солдат дав менi води. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive)To continue steadfast; to keep striving.
(intransitive)To serve as a soldier.
служи́тьslužítʹ
serve as a soldier in the military
(intransitive)To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
(slang, transitive)To take a ride on (another person's horse) without permission.
Examples
903 sentencesThe soldier gave water to me.
Солдат дав менi води. — rmdas
ruСолдат дал мне воды. — Biga
deDer Soldat gab mir Wasser. — Haehnchenpaella
The soldiers were equipped with weapons.
Солдати були озброєні. — deniko
deDie Soldaten waren mit Waffen ausgestattet. — Aldain
Tom used to be a soldier.
Том колись був солдатом. — deniko
ruТом когда-то был солдатом. — odexed
A lot of soldiers died here.
Тут загинуло багато солдатів. — deniko
ruЗдесь погибло много солдат. — sharptoothed
deHier wurden viele Soldaten getötet. — MUIRIEL
You were a soldier, weren't you?
Ти був військовим, так? — deniko
deSie waren Soldat, oder? — Waldelfe
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”),Inherited from Middle English soudeour, from Old French soudier or soudeour (“mercenary”), from Medieval Latin soldarius (“soldier (one having pay)”), from Late Latin solidus, a type of coin. Displaced Old English cempa (whence obsolete kemp).
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Forms
soldiers, soldiering, soldiered, soldieredSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- be a soldier
- the soldiers were
- of the soldiers
- become a soldier
- a good soldier
- brave soldier
- all the soldiers
- soldiers died
- many soldiers
- good soldier